palvelus

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Finnish

Etymology

palvella (to serve) +‎ -us

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑlʋelus/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlʋelus
  • Syllabification(key): pal‧ve‧lus
  • Hyphenation(key): pal‧ve‧lus

Noun

palvelus

  1. service (event of providing a service)
  2. service (state of being subordinate to someone)
    Olen Hänen Majesteettinsa palveluksessa.
    I'm at Her Majesty's service.
  3. favor
    Tekisitkö minulle palveluksen?
    Could you do me a favor?

Declension

Inflection of palvelus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative palvelus palvelukset
genitive palveluksen palvelusten
palveluksien
partitive palvelusta palveluksia
illative palvelukseen palveluksiin
singular plural
nominative palvelus palvelukset
accusative nom. palvelus palvelukset
gen. palveluksen
genitive palveluksen palvelusten
palveluksien
partitive palvelusta palveluksia
inessive palveluksessa palveluksissa
elative palveluksesta palveluksista
illative palvelukseen palveluksiin
adessive palveluksella palveluksilla
ablative palvelukselta palveluksilta
allative palvelukselle palveluksille
essive palveluksena palveluksina
translative palvelukseksi palveluksiksi
abessive palveluksetta palveluksitta
instructive palveluksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of palvelus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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